Quick answer
湾 is the kanji for "Bay". Its reading is いりえ (irie). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Bay
Also : Gulf · Cove
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
12 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 湾 represents 'GULF'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of gulf.
On-reading: わん — remember this sound by associating it with gulf. Kun-reading: いりえ.
Example Sentences
東京湾のクルーズに乗りました。
とうきょうわんのくるーずにのりました。
I took a cruise in Tokyo Bay.
台湾に旅行したとき、夜市の食べ物の豊かさに驚きました。
たいわんにりょこうしたとき、よいちのたべもののゆたかさにおどろきました。
When I traveled to Taiwan, I was amazed by the variety of food at the night markets.
Vocabulary using 湾
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 17, 2026
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